the parenting hack no one tells you about (how to get premium toys for cheap) 🤫🧸
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personal guilt throwing away a toy packaging that cost more than your lunch. 🙋♀️
Here is the truth about Affordable baby toys online India: You don't have to sacrifice quality to save money. You just have to change where you look.
The smartest parents in India right now aren't scrolling Amazon for hours. They are using curated marketplaces like Gowheedle to buy and sell gently used toys. It’s the ultimate life hack for the "toy rotation" method.
How it works:
Buy a premium developmental toy (like a wooden pikler or a musical gym) on Gowheedle for 50-70% off.
Let your baby master it.
Resell it back or pass it on when they outgrow it.
You literally get to use the "Rolls Royce" of baby toys for the price of a rickshaw ride. It’s safe, it’s sanitized, and it’s genius.
Don’t let inflation ruin playtime. Shop smarter, not harder.
TOY ORGANIZATION FOR TODDLERS. (Part 1 of 2) Time for some real mamma hacks. Toys are quintessential for a child's development. It stimulates their imagination. Talking of our household and most others, we all have a big bag of toys in which we dump all these trinkets. . . . Then comes the day when the "ocd hit mamma" in us, shows up, and we start looking for ways to organise these toys so it becomes easier for the tots to pick and play. There are so many organisational hacks available, most can be bought from online stores. . . . Here are a few common toy organisation methods. Pic 2.the toy shelf It comes with many open boxes. All are removable. Great for sorting of puzzles, blocks, set of cars, dolls, etc. Pic.3 the toy + book shelf Its other version is the one with a combined book shelf along with toys Cons. It's costly, space taking, all boxes are open, hence one push from a running toddler and the whole thing falls. There goes another half hour in sorting and clearing all the mess. Another thing about these is the size. Once the toddler grows, these boxes are not of much use because of the small size. And later on too, they are not of much use. The book shelf version seems good but very few books can be accommodated. Pic 4. The toy storage box cum stool. these kind of boxes with lids are perfect for toy storage and later to be used as stools for the kids room.they come with cushioned lids hence comfortable to sit on. Cons. They aren't transparent hence not play friendly. The kid will have to open each box to see what's inside and if he wants to play with it or not, and in the process make a mess again. Pic 5. Toy organising open boxes. If you have an empty shelf when you simply shove all your kids toys then these foldable boxes can surely up your toy organization game. They are huge, come in multiple colors and can be stored away when not in use. Also can be used for storing clothes or files and books later. How do you organise your kids toys? #toyorganization #toyrotation #toys #organized #homeorganization #organizationhacks #organizationideas #organizationtips #kidsroom #kidsroomdecor #kidsroomstyle https://www.instagram.com/p/B-gkjsdlI8x/?igshid=cifl8iikerh9
Before we had our little one my husband and I were determined to be minimalists in terms of baby stuff in our house. This went out the door very quickly! Most of you are probably in the same boat - baby takes over your living space!
Over the past 10 months I have learned a few things that have helped me to keep our baby items in check a bit more in our living space.
Clothing:
Now I have to give full credit to a girlfriend of mine that shared this amazing tip with me. After having several baby showers I had SO much clothing ranging in sizes from newborn to 2 years old. I needed a system to help me organize them all.
I ran out to our local dollar store and bought a whack of those large ziploc type storage bags and sorted the clothing by sizes - filling the bags, labeling them by size and storing them in a large plastic bin. In another plastic bin, I put toys that were too old for her or that she would be able to play with at a later time.
When baby has outgrown her clothing, I wash them, and stuff them back into a ziploc bag, label the size on the outside. Stuff the bags into an old diaper box, label the box and put it in storage. I then go to my plastic bin of ziploc clothing bags and find the next size, wash and refill her wardrobe.
From time to time I also dive into the plastic bin of toys and pull out another toy that is age appropriate to add to her toy box. I also remove toys from her toy box that are too 'babyish' for her, wash them, ziploc them and put them into the same diaper box as the outgrown clothing.
Toys:
I'm a strong believer in toy rotation. My mother loved doing this for us when we were little. I can remember an Owl Clock that I would play with for hours...get bored of, it would disappear. Then a month or two later it would reappear and I would play with it again for hours.
Not only does this theory keep your little one interested in toys that she might have gotten 'bored of' but I think it also keeps the amount of toys in your house to a minimum.
I keep her toys in a box out of her direct sight-line, and also her books. I will pull about 5 toys out at a time and leave them on the carpet for her to play with. She'll get these toys for 3-4 days before I put them all back and give her 5 new toys. It is pretty funny to watch how excited she is when the 'new' toys come out. Even a toy, that I think she's played with for hours before seems like a brand new treat when it hasn't been in her sights for a few days.
Big Baby Item Rotation:
Again - full credit to a friend on this one. Big baby items like exersaucers, bassinets, bumbo seats, bouncy chairs can take up A LOT of space in your house. And most of them have a very short life cycle in terms of how long baby uses them. I've been lucky that I have a few friends and relatives that have either had a baby before me or a few months after me.
We have decided that we are not each going to buy an exersaucer, bassinet, etc. Instead, one person who buys it will pass it on - in that case, no one has to store it. AND if you decide to have another baby it just makes its way back to you!
If you're worried about wear and tear on your items this might not be for you. In my experience, however - and I'm talking about in some cases the items I've received have come through 3 kids before I got them - these items are used for such a short period of time that it's hard to really 'wear and tear' them. I think a lot of the damage comes from the item sitting, getting dusty, being stored incorrectly, or not being used for its original intention.
I love this idea - because I know that my baby items are being used by those I love around me and not just sitting in our storage. I also love getting fun new toys from friends and family that my little one gets to play with. Telling her this was 'so and so's' exersaucer - makes the toy all the more special.
Hopefully you find these tips helpful in trying to keep your baby stuff from taking over your house!
